Abe Shinzo, Kurosawa Akira, The Kami of War, and a flock of geese?

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Kia ora Koutou, Tim Bunting, Kiwi Yamabushi here on the Japan you never knew you wanted to know.

I have a question for you:

What do Abe Shinzo, Kurosawa Akira, the Kami of War, and a flock of geese have to do with each other?

Read on for the answer.